Many new mothers struggle with breastfeeding in public. The moms in this article are able to overcome their initial nervousness and are now striving to normalize breastfeeding in public places. Kristen, a mother to a 7 month old feels she shouldn’t have to ask permission to feed her baby. Tuuli claims breasts are for feeding babies, not for men’s pleasure. Most of the moms state nursing in public gets easier with time.

Key Takeaways:

• The author recalls her initial sense that women breastfeeding in public have always felt that doing so is “no big deal.”
• She shares her surprise at encountering stories published on the Public Breastfeeding Awareness Project depicting women who have faced difficulty because of their public breastfeeding.
• She concludes that she wishes she would have had more confidence to breastfeed in public herself.

“”‘Breastfeeding in public was initially terrifying,’ one mom admits. Others speak of worrying they’ll offend strangers, fellow church-goers or even other moms — and their concerns are all ones I also felt as a new mom.””

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